A worker can legally ignore calls and texts from their boss out of hours as the right to disconnect is ushered in, but businesses warn there’s uncertainty about how it …

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could soon touch down in Australia after he was freed from a UK prison on a plea deal. Assange, 52, has been fighting extradition to the …

Australia’s emergency hotline will be fortified against future technical issues, after a major Optus outage left thousands of Australians unable to contact the crucial service. Nearly one in three Australians …

Treasury officials will be asked to explain how changes to tax cuts won’t spike already high inflation as voters indicate support for Labor’s new plan. Nearly three in five voters …

The conflict in the Middle East has shown why the Australian Defence Force needs to urgently restructure and prepare for evolving threats, an official says. The defence force needed to …

The safety of Australians in the Middle East remains the government’s top priority as the war between Israel and Palestine escalates. About 900 people are dead and thousands more wounded …

Support for the Indigenous voice referendum has ticked up for the first time in months but ‘yes’ still lags ‘no’ voters The latest Guardian Essential poll found 43 per cent …